. >> the masked gunman who shot up a crowded oregon mall announced i am the shooter as he opened fire. a series of rapid fire shots followed. the rampage left three dead including the gunman and forced hundreds of holiday shoppers and mall employees into hiding. it happened at the clackamas town center mall. teresa garcia on the chilling moments. >> reporter: home video from inside an oregon mall shows a line of school children walking with hands raised while armed s.w.a.t. teams escort them to safety. at least two people died inside the mall. >> the shots were really loud and scary. >> i heard three and when i saw people ran i knew it wasn't a joke. >> reporter: witnesses say the gunman wearing a mask and dark clothing fired dozens of shots. >> black pants and a blackjack is all i could see with a white mask on. it kind of looked like an over the face halloween mask. >> reporter: shoppers and mall employees scattered. some hiding in back rooms and behind locked doors. >> they told us to stay inside the stores. a woman got let out. s.w.a.t. members. they escorted us out. keep low and